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William Meisner, former Saddle Brook councilman, dies at 83

February 9, 2022 11:05 pmFebruary 9, 2022 11:07 pm

Former Saddle Brook Councilman William J. Meisner, an prominent educator and Democratic leader who once found himself in the crosshairs of the state’s premier party boss, died on February 7. He was 83. Meisner became involved in politics in the...

Trailblazer: Marion West Higgins

February 9, 2021 12:14 amFebruary 7, 2021 9:10 pm

Marion West Higgins (1915-1991) was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly. The Bergen County Republican was also the first woman to serve as Assembly Majority Leader, and the first woman to serve as...

Some 1960s Bergen County political history

March 3, 2019 10:22 pmMarch 4, 2019 8:59 am

Until the U.S. Supreme Court’s one-man, one-vote ruling, Bergen County began the 1960’s with one state Senator – Walter Jones (R-Norwood) — and seven Assembly seats. Jones gave up that Senate seat after eight years in 1961 to run for...